Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-05-12

LAST week the Advocate stated
that the 6. A. r. encampment at
Dubuque did not pass resolutions
censuring the president for his heart
less veto of the Dependent Pension
Bill, at the same time accusing the
republican press of the state of falsi-
fication in circulating the report.
The democratic Des Moines Leader
prophesied that the encampment
sVouid not pass a resolution OF this
character, and when they had adj
journed the same democratic author
ity said that they did not pass such
a resolution. From the means with
in its reach the Leader knew of the
proceedings of the encampment, and
hence circulated this lie willfully and
with intent to create the opinion
that the encampment, as body, en-
dorsed the veto. The big leader of
democratic thought and opinion in
the state has stuck to this false re-
port obstinately and tenaciously, and
harped upon it until it has gained
for it some credence among those
of the party who are smothering
conscience and lauding the president
in hope of securing crumbs of pap
that fall from his hand. 1t was
through this medium that the Aavo'
cate was brought to circulate the
false report, but we hope it will no
20 to the extremity of its authority
by persisting in the lie after it ha'
been shown the facts in the case
We append the resolution passed b!
the encampment, bearing upon the
president and his veto of the de
pendent pension bill. 1t is couchec
in respectful and unmistakable Ian
guage and quite fully exonerates tn
encampment from the SANDER of tn
Leader and the Advocate. Anyon
wishing more satisfactory evidenc
that the resolution was passed ma
secure it by addressing any of tn
reliable newspapers of the state, o
consulting any of the veterans VIII
were in attendance. Following
the resolution:
We wish TO put upon recor,
in positive and yet respectful form, our en-
phatic disapprobation of President Clev,
lands veto or the dependent pension bi
and his reasons given therefor. We wou
express the further regret that the pres
Asnt Of the United States could veto b
for the relief of Union soldiers when Il
Official records showed that at the san
time over 10000 men who worthily wo
the blue were in the poor houses, and
many more left, under the failing pensic
law. with no other apparent refuge in the
time Of need. We express still more r
greet that in other yetoes Of private pensi,
bills, president of our country could tire
with levity brave soldiers appealing,
such cost of pride as only brave men c,
know, for the government they helped
save to relieve them and their Dope nde
relatives from distress and need viii
their sacrifice OF strength in the army h
brought upon them, There is and shou
be, and can be, no partisanship of feeli
In looking on the spectacle of Union S,
der asking this government to save hi
from the poor house. Equally with I
people of the North. the people of I
South, who now thank God that ths Y
ion was saved, should find their create
pleasure in demanding such iegislati
that no man who helped to save the Am,
lean nation shall be left in old age, wea
meas or want with no other home or refu
than the public almshouse. hlt14l .H